HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A Huntsville man facing a slew of charges related to sexual abuse and child pornography should be given an emergency mental examination by an independent doctor, his attorneys argued in a court filing late Monday.

In a filing today, prosecutors said they want to play Herold's police interview following his arrest, which is about three hours long.

Carl Philip Herold, 32, has already been given a mental exam at the Madison County Jail without his consent or the consent of his attorneys, the filing argues.

The filing by attorney Adam Bollaert argues that "Counsel believes the defendant may suffer from serious mental health issues and an independent mental evaluation is imperative in determining this ..."

The attorney argued efforts to have Herold examined at the jail by a licensed professional counselor have so far been unsuccessful.

The request is pending before Madison County District Judge Alison Austin.

Herold is scheduled to appear before Austin Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. He faces a range of charges including producing child pornography, distributing child pornography, allowing his child to be depicted in pornography, sodomy, sexual abuse and aggravated child abuse.

This afternoon prosecutors filed notice with the court announcing their plans to play a video of Herold's interview with Huntsville Police Department investigators.

Madison County Assistant District Attorneys Jason Scully-Clemmons and Gabrielle Helix said in the filing that the video is one of the "primary bases of the probable cause for the charges pending against the defendants and is the best evidence of same."

Last month Austin agreed with a prosecution request to increase Herold's bond amount to $1 million cash.

Herold's domestic partner Charles Dunnavant is also being held on a $1 million bond in connection with the case. Dunnavant faces charges including sexual torture, sodomy, aggravated child abuse and transmitting or exposing a person to a STD.

Following his Dec. 17 bond hearing Herold spoke to reporters while being led away by guards.

"I love and miss my son very much" and disputing a police investigator's testimony describing a trip Herold took to Disney World with the boy as at least in part about sex. Herold said the boy stayed with his grandmother during the trip and "turned 9 on Space Mountain."

Herold was arrested in November in a case that has also involved FBI investigators and prosecutors have the said the case may also include several other jurisdictions.